Thursday, May 4 2006 14:22 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Rae Bareli: In a veiled attack on Samajawadi Party, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today (May 4, 2006) said a political party was trying to divide the society on caste lines as it does not understand the importance of principles in public life.

"Those who try to split the society on caste lines will not understand what principles in public life mean," she said at an election meeting here in an obvious reference to Samajwadi Party.

Accusing the Uttar Pradesh Government of 'not cooperating' with the Centre in implementation of developmental projects in her Rae Bareli constituency, Gandhi said the Congress-led UPA Government had offered Rs 265 crore for the cleaning of the Indira canal but the state government refused to accept the fund.

"Perhaps, the UP Government believes that Rae Bareli is not in the state," she said, adding the state government's move has deprived thousands of people of irrigation water.

She charged the Mulayam Singh Yadav Government with indulging in 'personal politics'.